always handmade

Tag: vintage pattern

Way back in July I made this awesome Linen Dress that I couldn’t get out all over the rest of summer. Unfortunately now it’s a tad too cold, I should have a look around for a decent matching cardigan or even make one myself. I’ve never made a cardigan, that would be a goal for chilly but still mild autumn days to come. Continue reading →

After the green fabric I got last saturday was washed and prepared to be cut on monday, it landed on my sewing table. This time I gave my standard pattern (you can call me boring, it’s okay!) french darts as seen on the jiffy dresses ofEvaandSimone. So inspiring!

In case I get bored I started a big crochet project last year: A crochet dress afteran inspirationof a vintage pattern you still can buy atcemetarian. I didn’t buy it though, I just got the feeling and wrote a pattern for myself. Here is a close up.

Since the dress is pretty close to be finished I already founda new ideaand the matching yarn for yet another crochet project. The yarn is called Traumseide = “dream silk” (in fact 100% finest mulberry silk) byAtelier Zitron (I got it fromSascha of Wollrausch Schildowwhere yarn-lovers should go to as soon as they visit Berlin!). Again I wrote a pattern myself and I also think about knitting the top-piece because I like the knitted surface better – we will see. Oh and… both dresses will be lined in black for sure – just to dispel doubts concerning my modesty ;D